Here's where you'll find an archive of news and media releases from Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science. If you have Science Fair related news that you think we should include here - please email nsyes@sciencefairinfo.ns.ca.
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2013 Canada Wide Science Fair

Posted: Dec. 3, 2012

The 2013 Canada Wide Science Fair will be held May 11-18, 2013 - University of Lethbridge - Lethbridge Alberta. For more information visit cwsf.youthscience.ca/fairs/current.

Nova Scotia's up-and-coming scientists came away with three gold, one silver and fifteen bronze medals from the National Science Fair in Charlottetown, PEI on May 17, 2012. Team Nova Scotia joined nearly 500 of their peers from across the county for the eight-day competition. These top science students will soon be returning to class after collecting prizes and scholarships valued at more than $65,000 from the Canada-Wide Science Fair for their scientific pursuits.

Nova Scotia's up-and-coming scientists came away with three gold, eight silver, eight bronze medals and six honourable mentions from the National Science Fair in Peterborough this May. Nova Scotia students joined 450 of their peers from across the county for the nine-day competition.

Astronomy Nova Scotia will be giving out a $200 prize for the best astronomy project in honour of the International Year of Astronomy at the 2009 Team Nova Scotia Showcase, April 30 to May 2 at Saint Mary's University in Halifax (see attached poster).

Star Trail Contest for the International Year of Astronomy, 2009

Posted: December 15, 2008

Open to all students from elementary to high school, the Star Trail Contest was designed to promote astronomy while developing an interest in space sciences. The contest includes artistic and research essay categories with various prizes!
Please visit www.astronomynovascotia.ca for more details.Click Here to view Poster in JPG format.

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) will be a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, stimulating worldwide interest not only in astronomy, but in science in general, with a particular slant towards young people.

Halifax, NS - Two young Nova Scotia scientists were honored for their invention at last week's Discovery Awards gala in Halifax. The 'Alter-Leg' is an alternative to crutches that promotes the healing of a broken leg, allowing the patient to return to a normal lifestyle more quickly than with a cast and crutches.

What on Earth is in your stuff, and WHERE on Earth does it come from?
Welcome to the WHERE Challenge! In celebration of the International Year of Planet Earth, the first annual WHERE Challenge is asking Canadian kids aged 10 - 14 years to discover the answers to these questions: What on Earth is in your stuff and WHERE on Earth does it come from?

Nova Scotia's budding scientists came away with two gold, five silver and nine bronze medals from the Canada-Wide Science Fair. Medals, awards and scholarships were handed out on May 16 in Ottawa. Forty Nova Scotia students joined about 450 of their peers from across the county for the nine-day competition.

This first annual BioBlitz of Nova Scotia will be an opportunity to watch taxonomists - scientists who identify and often name plants, animals and fungi - at work. A BioBlitz is a taxonomic survey to identify as many different groups of organisms as possible in a 24-hour period. This BioBlitz will be held at Exhibition Park and will be led by Saint Mary's University in partnership with the Ecology Action Centre, the Discovery Centre, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the Museum of Natural History and the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources.

The second annual Science Olympics for Grade 4 and 5 classes will take place during National Science and Technology week in October. Over 100 students came out to participate last year for this carbon-neutral event at Saint Mary's University.

Public Viewings
Friday, May 2 from 3pm - 5:30
Saturday, May 3 from 11am - 1pm
Location: Saint Mary's University, in the McNally Auditorium
Please come and show your support for these outstanding young scientists!
The 2008 Team Nova Scotia Showcase will take place on May 1, 2, and 3 at Saint Mary's University. Each spring, students who will be representing the province at the Canada Wide Science Fair first make their way to Halifax to display their award-winning projects to the public and the media.

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2008Halifax - Hands-on science projects are a great way to show students how fun science can be. This is the reason why NS YES! (Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science) teamed up with EnCana to create 'Preparing for Science Fairs,' an inspirational DVD for teachers and students about science projects.

The 2008 Science Fair 'season' begins in March. As new dates and details are made available - this information will be updated. If you have information that should be added or updated please email events@sciencefairinfo.ns.ca.

The 2007 Team Nova Scotia Showcase will take place on May 3, 4, 5 at Saint Mary's University.
Each spring, students representing the province at the national science fair make their way to Halifax to display their award-winning projects to the public.
In 2007, 38 students will display their innovations, experiments and studies on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 during the Team Nova Scotia Showcase. The event will be hosted in the McNally Theatre Auditorium at Saint Mary's University.Click here for an Information Booklet, Event Schedule and Registration Forms in PDF format.

What It Is: Many great scientists were also artists. It is important to be able to document your discoveries as a scientist. Without accessible photography or other documentation techniques that exist today, a scientist had to be able to draw or paint their specimens and experiments.The Art of Science Competition is a chance for you to spread your artistic wings and fly into the scientific world (and draw a picture). We want to see drawings, paintings, photographs, digital renderings, macaroni art (pictures of your macaroni art) or whatever your medium of choice happens to be - document your favourite scientific experience.

March 22, 2007
Burridge Campus, NSCC, Yarmouth
Students from all over the tri-counties gathered at NSCC Burridge Campus on Thursday, March 22, to showcase their scientific prowess at the 5th Annual Tri-County Regional Science Fair. With such project names as 'Bionic Ear', 'The Solar Powered Oven', and 'How to Cover up a Murder', there was no shortness of intrigue among the judges, event organizers, members of the public, and fellow students.

The Science Fair 'season' begins in March 2007. As new dates and details are made available - this information will be updated. If you have information that should be added or updated please email events@sciencefairinfo.ns.ca.

Science Is My Business

Posted: March 26, 2007

'Science Is My Business' is an initiative designed to make the connection between science and everyday life at work. Science in the workplace is not limited to working in a university lab or space exploration with NASA. Science is in our pharmacies, our factories, our parks, and our concert halls. Science is all around us.
In coming weeks we hope to include 'Science Is My Business' interviews here and on the Sciencefairinfo.ns.ca Blog.Click here for more information.

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia science students are learning about the connections that exist between science and entrepreneurship through a new workshop called Taking Science to Market.
The workshop helps students better understand entrepreneurial opportunities in the everyday
science around them.

Science Fair winners learn that science plays vital role in success of Maritime business.HALIFAX, NS - Science is about having fun, developing a unique idea and be willing to take the risk to implement it. Those were some of the thoughts EastLink Co-Chief Executive Officer Lee
Bragg shared with over 100 students and special guests during the Team Nova Scotia
Showcase. The event is hosted by Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science.

HALIFAX - April 27, 2006 - Students representing the province at the national science fair have made their way to Halifax to display their award-winning projects to the public.
Forty students will display their innovations, experiments and studies on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 during the Team Nova Scotia Showcase. The event will be hosted in the McInnes Room at Dalhousie University's Student Union Building.

HALIFAX - March 22, 2006 - Weeks of hard work will come to fruition for hundreds of junior and
senior high school students as regional science fair competitions take place in communities across the
province.

HALIFAX - February 15, 2006 - Students across the province have a new resource to help them get involved in science fairs. The 'Science is Everywhere' DVD features Nova Scotia students who participated in the 2005 Canada-Wide Science Fair describing their projects, where their ideas came from, and their feelings towards entering the fair.